オリンポス - IT IS SPELLED OLYMPUS IRL. IDGAF. lol, anyway. i reallllly love the instrumentals in this song. it's an awesome blend of the 90s, along with some like what era do i call it...Woodstock-ish, LMFAO. idk. but i'm reminded by The Doors or something by that introduction.
sorry, i am awful with dates as long with my music eras. >_>;; but it's a very awesome song. not the best on the album, imho, but great.
元気 ska version - I LOVE THIS. when that intro blasted, i was like, "HELL YES! SKA!" i'm a huge fan of No Doubt and their ska sound in the 90s, so this is an immediate winner in my book. i guess as a child of the 90s, anything related to the music of the era makes me all...fangirly. lol. i think i prefer this version of "Genki" over the perfect issue version that is later in the album.
二十歳の戦争 - hands down, best song on the album. the music, the arrangement, Jin's soft vocals.
perfect. i just love the intro. but tbh, all the songs seem to have stellar introductions, haha. the fact that it is the longest track on the album at 6mins doesn't bother me either.
勇気 - YUUUKI, YUUUUUUUKI~ (aka my favorite parts of the song, aha). i think at this point, it's my 2nd favorite song on the album. i can't really point out why, but i just love it. it's very pleasant on the ears and the background music is very layered and the band itself shines in this song too.
鼓動 - i think "Kodou" stands as the most serious-sounding song after "二十歳の戦争". i love the guitar in the song, as well as the break. it's not my favorite, but at no means bad. tbh, i don't think any song on this album is bad.
BANDAGE - i still love BANDAGE. it's the lead & only single off the album and it provided a great introduction to the overall feel of "Olympos" itself. the introduction, like most songs off the album, is top-notch and memorable.
二十歳の戦争 -Y's edition- - this is probably the only like...weird song off the album. imo, it kinda functions as an interlude (even if its 3mins, LOL). Jin's vocals have been distorted to have a dream-like feel to it and it differs A LOT from the original version earlier in the album.
元気 perfect issue - ahhhh, it's so different from the "ska version" it's kinda crazy. it's definitely the most positive atmosphere (well...it is called "Genki" for a reason, i guess. LOL). this really sounds like something you will find in a Mr.Children album, imo! i can imagine Sakurai singing this. but i just prefer the "ska version".
サンキュー - like "Genki perfect issue" it's very positive, upbeat versus the 1st part of the album. i think i like "Genki perfect issue" more though. LOL. BUT WATCH OUT FOR THE BONUS TRACK. it's short, but i think it's appropriate! very "LANDS" like.
i personally think this album is amazing. it's music you just don't find in Johnny's Entertainment and that's what makes it, well, golden. and i just don't find any other Johnny other than Jin providing the vocals for this. oh...maybe Domoto Tsuyoshi. you also have to give major props to Kobayashi Takeshi. i hope he works for Jin (or KAT-TUN) in the future again!
